Wrestling opens home slate with a victory over OAC rival Heidelberg 38-9 on Saturday

Wrestling opens home slate with a victory over OAC rival Heidelberg 38-9 on Saturday
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November 15, 2025

ADA — The Ohio Northern wrestling team opened the home and Ohio Athletic Conference portion of its schedule with a 38-9 victory over Heidelberg on Saturday night.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (1-0 Overall, 1-0 OAC), Heidelberg (0-2 Overall, 0-1 OAC)
  • Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

  • Sophomore Casper Caizzo (Norwalk/St. Paul) and freshmen Londen Murphy (Moscow/Moeller) and Troy Dyszkiewicz (Cleveland, Tenn./Walker Valley) all earned pins to lead the Orange and Black. 
  • Freshman Kurt Mokros (Lewis Center/Olentangy) won 12-4 in a major decison at the 133 pound weight class to pull ONU within 6-4.
  • Caizzo gave the Polar Bears the lead 10-6 with his pin at 1:28 at 141.
  • Murphy extended the lead with his pin at 157 in 1:01, making it 16-9.
  • Freshman Ben Hegler (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) made it 19-9 with his win by decision at 165. 
  • Freshman Jack Hoffman (Springboro) extened the lead to 23-9 with a 13-2 major decision at 174.
  • Senior Ajay Locke (Lancaster) won by forfeit at 184 to make it 29-9. 
  • No. 6 ranked Sophomore Myles Johnson (Springboro) won by decison at 197 to make it 32-9.
  • Dyszkiewicz at heavyweight earned a pin at 1:57 at heavyweight to wrap up the dual. 

Notables

  • Three Polar Bears earned pins in the dual.
  • Locke is tied for 57th in program history in career wins with 69.
  • Johnson is ranked No. 6 at 197 pounds by the NWCA.
  • Ohio Northern head coach Ron Beaschler is in his 38th season and has a 392-257-4 dual meet record, a winning percentage of .603.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action next Saturday, November 22, at the Olivet (Mich.) Duals at 11 am. 

Ohio Northern 36, Heidelberg 9

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